Ryzen 5 5500 vs Opteron X2 870

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Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 870 and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated637
Place by popularitynot in top-1001
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data51.90
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data17.78
Architecture codenameEgypt (2005−2006)Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release dateSeptember 2005 (19 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 870 and Ryzen 5 5500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography90 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors233 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 870 and Ryzen 5 5500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration81
Socket940AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2 870 and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron X2 870 and Ryzen 5 5500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 870 and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron X2 870 and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 90 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500 has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Opteron X2 870 and Ryzen 5 5500. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Opteron X2 870 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5500 is a desktop one.


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